4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (881+ words) Published in May 2026, his research documents the presence of at least 16 former Waffen-SS members among the settlers sent to Brazil and reconstructs how Swiss humanitarian organisations and authorities helped make their resettlement possible. “For Switzerland and the Vatican, this population…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1558+ words) I cover topics related to the Swiss Abroad and Swiss specialities, also producing a daily briefing for the Swiss Abroad community. I studied communication sciences, then worked as a reporter and video journalist for private radio and television. I have…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (190+ words) SWI swissinfo.ch Swiss government backs federal ban on conversion therapy The Swiss government has indicated that uniform legislation against so-called conversion measures is sensible. The patchwork of cantonal regulations makes it worth considering legislation at a federal level. In…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (498+ words) SWI swissinfo.ch Swiss legal changes coming into force on September 1 Canton Bern is amending its Data Protection Act, while canton Basel City is implementing its package of wage measures. These and other changes are coming into force in Switzerland…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (937+ words) On Sunday, 54% of the Swiss electorate supported the reform of the taxation of married couples. In future, all couples in Switzerland will be taxed individually, regardless of their marital status. Individual taxation received even clearer support from the Swiss Abroad....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (413+ words) On November 21, 2022, the defendant pushed his wife to the ground. He then picked up an 80 cm branch and struck her on the back of the head, and then all over her body. The victim suffered a head injury, damage to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (543+ words) The cantonal parliament approved a motion to that effect submitted by lawmakers from the Radical-Liberal Party, the Federal Democratic Union, the Centre Party and Swiss People’s Party. This content was published on Oct 22, 2025 Swiss government rejects nationwide headscarf ban for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (181+ words) The man was born 36 years ago in Bosnia and Herzegovina and became a Swiss citizen in 2000. He lived in Yverdon-les-Bains in canton Vaud for a long time. In January 2021, the Assize Court in Paris sentenced him to 15 years’ imprisonment. He…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (724+ words) I work as editor and correspondent at the Federal Palace. I report on Swiss politics for the Swiss Abroad and manage our political talk show Let's Talk. I started in local journalism in the early nineties and have worked in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (681+ words) The numerous campaign posters put up by the yes camp, promising to preserve peace in Switzerland, do not appear to be convincing the electorate at present. Those surveyed are following their parties’ lines. Only the electorate of the right-wing Swiss…...